Patterns!

Money Poem Penny, penny, easy spent Copper brown and worth one cent. Nickel, nickel, thick and fat, You’re worth 5, I know that! Dime, dime, little and thin, I remember – you’re worth 10. Quarter, quarter, big and bold, You’re worth 25, I am told. Half a dollar, half a dollar, Giant size, 50 cents to buy some fries. Dollar, dollar, green and long, With 100 cents you can’t go wrong!

What is a pattern? Something that is repeated

Patterns are ALL around us – let’s take a look!

In the underside of a mushroom

Butterfly wings

Peacock feathers

The seeds of a sunflower

Granite

The veins of leaves

Tree Bark

Cacti

Seashells

Snake scales

Zebra stripes

Bees’ honeycombs

Spider webs

Repeating Patterns A B C DD33DD33DD33 Can you come up with any other patterns?

Growing Patterns A B A BB A BBB A BBB Can you think of another one?

Geometric Patterns

Numeric Pattern What else can you come up with?

Now, let’s work on patterns together!